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Reuben Goossens

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Historian, Cruise‘n’Ship Reviewer, Author & Lecturer

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that I am NOT associated with any cruise or shipping companies or travel/cruise
agencies or any other organisations! The author has been in the passenger
shipping industry since May 1960 and is now semi-retired, but continues to
write article on classic liners and cruise ships in order to better to inform
cruise and ship enthusiasts for their pleasure!

Hotel QE2 Dubai to open, on April 18, 2018!

Read the April,
2018 News Update below!

Please
Note

: Photographs on this page are either - taken
by the author, from my private collection or as noted!

Introduction:

June
1, 2017: Having been in the passenger shipping
industry for a good fifty-eight years working from an office boy with a major
shipping company, to later becoming an agent selling berths on ships to and
from the UK and European ports, as well other ports on the way. In due course I
managed a major Passenger Shipping Company and finally I operated a successful
Cruise Company in the 1970’s, thus it makes sense that I have a great
love for classic and traditional passenger liners and cruise ships!

Personally it has been my good fortune to have
been directly involved in saving some worthwhile passenger ships since 1990,
but have done so officially online since 1995! The best known is one I was so
closely involved with for some time was the great Dutch Liner SS Rotterdam,
which is now a wonderful Hotel in her homeport of Rotterdam,
Holland!
As well having been responsible for saving the now 104-year-old MV Doulos!
However, the story with the Doulos was one I had great hope for, for her owner
was to turn her into a floating boutique hotel and maritime museum. However,
this company decided to head in a very different way, and she has now been
dragged up on land to become part of a tragic Indonesian
island tourist pleasure resort for Asian tourists. Thus instead of a boutique
hotel, she has become a rather sad looking resort on BintanIsland!

Of course, there have also been other sad
losses, with some fine ships having gone to the breakers, but there have also
been some wonderful and sweet victories! One great story is located down the page,
being the recent official dedication and opening of the Dock and parkland at
the CanadianPacificLakes
luxury liner SS Keewantin, although I had no hand in the saving of this ship,
just supporting the cause! However, we must remember there are still some great
classic liners left that are worth saving and thus this page is being continued
as a means of keeping you and those who may be suitable buyers in the loop!

The Author & founder of “Save the Classic Liners
Campaign”-

ssmaritime.com & cruise-australia.com.-

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However, I must advise you; due to age and
severe health issues, I am no longer involved in personally saving any classic
ships, these days, and I will leave that work to others who I hope are well
trained and qualified individuals, organisations or owners who will be able to
do this very difficult work. However, they will still need your assistance!
Therefore, this page is to keep you informed and reach-out to those who may be
able to assist in some way, just as you have done in the past. Therefore I
sincerely ask you with all my heart to continue to assist them through every
possible means to save some of these, fine and much loved ex classic liners and
yes, even some of the lesser-known yet fine ships. And you can assist these
works through financial assistance, no matter how small, as well if you are
looking for a ship to buy, well there are some great ships on the market, such
as the amazing MV Funchal!

In Conclusion:

I
sincerely thank all my wonderful supporters who over the many years have
supported this campaign for amazingly my four maritime, and cruise sites have
now received well over 520.9 million readers/visitors to date and that is an
amazing feat indeed! Thus, thank you to all my supporters for I am very touched
by your kindnesses, especially for the countless emails that constantly
received during the recent years of my rather poor health!

M.V. Funchal

The classic cruise ship, the M.V. Funchal has
been laid up in Lisbon
since January 2015, following the closure of her previous operator Portuscale
Cruises. However, I have been working closely with a prospective new owner and
soon something new and exciting is about to happen!

The Funchal was expertly built by “Elsinore Shipyards” inHelsingørDenmark,
and she has been one of the most loved and cherished ships, considering she is
one of a very few superb Classic Liners that continued to operate as an
extremely successful intimate yacht-like Cruise Ship.

S.S.
Funchal is seen during her maiden voyage at Madeira
in November 1961

This delightful 10,000 ton ship, has become a
favourite for countless of thousands around the world for passengers who
returned again and again just to cruise on this fine ship. But the good news is
in 1972 she headed for Amsterdam,
the Netherlands,
where her steam engines were removed, and she was given two brand new, ultra reliable “Werkspoor” 9-Cylinder Diesel Engines developing 2 x 5,000
BHP. Thus today, the Funchal, an excellent “motor ship” will
be Australia
bound in the near future, and she will make her home here.

She has been beautifully refurbished throughout
in a classic style, and the intimate Funchal was given an all new interior, and
had a massive amount of work done on her, including upgrading of her safety
& satellite navigation technology, making her as modern as tomorrow where
it counts!

It took more than 300 Kms
of electrical cables, as well as some 3 Kms of pipes
and conducts. Over 500 tons of steel was replaced on board the ship and on
board these is some 15.000m2 of new ceilings and carpets and then there are new
furnishings throughout the ship and countless other new amazingly beautiful
luxuriant new fittings!

The Porto
Bar, note the beautiful timber Bar and its intricate carvings on the inlaid
pillars

This fine
venue features fine leather lounge chairs and comfortable sofas along the sides

I am sure that all classic ship lovers,
especially those who have followed the career of the superbly beautiful
Funchal, which was originally built as a Trans-Atlantic Liner as well as having
served as the Presidential Yacht, they will look forward to her once again
navigating the oceans!

News Update - Hotel QE
2

2018

Port Rashid Dubai

The
magnificent 50 year young QE2 seen at her new permanent berth as the Hotel QE2
Dubai!

April 9, 2018:
Yes, it is true the time has finally arrived for the Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) to
become, as her operators has stated in an advertisement;

"Discover a world of gastronomy, entertainment and
nightlife experiences onboard the QE2. From casual and fine dining, to
grand theatres and nightclubs, she will have a selection of 12 diverse venues
to uncover at her prime location in Dubai’s
Mina Rashid …"

The QE2 was the moved from Port Rashid to
Dubai Dry Docks where she was to receive an exceptional external makeover as
described below.

The QE2 is
being moved to Dubai’s-Dry-Dock
on Sunday March 18, 2018

It was exciting, when she was moved to a dry
dock on March 18, 2018 and a great deal of work commenced on her with countless
workers worked on her very much around the clock. For only the third time
in her history, her hull was stripped back to bare metal, and she was fully
repainted with fresh new paint. In addition, all her openings below the
waterline were welded shut; this including her bow thrusters as well as her
stabilisers, and then sadly her propellers were removed. Also her anchor
chains have gone, but I have not heard where her anchors are, I assume that one
will be placed forward of the ship, and one ashore, but no confirmation of
this. Of course her lifeboat winches had already been removed, and this gave
them the opportunity for the boat deck to be widened.

Hotel-QE2-Dubai-sternIn addition another change
was that the ships name, “Queen Elizabeth 2” has now been written
in both Arabic and English on her bow, whilst at the stern, directly below her
name which is the original Queen Elizabeth 2, they have painted in oversized
letters the official “DUBAI” logo, with “Mina Rashid”
below it, which looks like her port of registration.

Here we
see the stern signage and her placement a her new permanent berth

Photograph
sent in & thank you SaeedNaziri, Dubai UAE

I last saw the QE2 in Dubai on September 21,
2009 and at that time she was no longer registered in Southampton, but in Port
Vila Vanuatu, I heard on the grapevine “on her stern, SOUTHAMPTON has
disappeared,” well as far as I know that happened a long time ago.

The good news is she has returned to her
permanent berth and she is looking magnificent. Soon I will place a new page
online with comprehensive details of all her magnificent facilities and
photographs as soon as they come to hand! She will officially open on April 18
this year, and having waited a very long time, in fact a very long 10 years, it
is really about time! In addition, this refit is also far better than the one
that was planned originally, which would have seen her upper decks fully
enclosed in glass, and the ship would have lost her funnel and she would have
become more of a building at “Palm Jumeirah”.

He still
looks like a ship, unlike if she had been located at “Palm
Jumeirah”; it was worth waiting 10 years!

Just as a reminder, on January 4, 2018 a great
new partnership commenced when a reverse agreement was signed by the owners and
Mr. Hamza Mustafa, CEO of PCFC Hotels. The initial
mission is to (co)create a service philosophy, service culture and experience
leadership that will bring back the majestic spirit of the QE 2, in a new and a
contemporary manner. And as we have seen above this has now been achieved and
the opening will be an exciting event!

Note the
recently renamed berth and the missing lifeboats and tenders and all her boat
deck fittings, which will not return!

QE 2 berth
at Port Rashid and the Marina
layout

But there
have already been a number of changes

Read
the “QE2 Story” located below the SS United States & theMV Doulos story

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S.S.
United States

New Possibilities for the GreatS.S.
United States

The
superbly built and a beautifully balanced Liner, the fastest ship in the world,
S.S. United States is seen here as built

Read the News
Update towards the end of this item!

News Update

: The SS United States Conservancy continues its efforts to secure a
permanent location for America’s
Flagship and identify partners that share that vision. In a New York Times letter to the
editor last week, Susan Gibbs, the executive
director of the S.S. United States Conservancy, described how the
SS United States offers a unique development opportunity.

In her letter, Susan Gibbs, who is the
granddaughter of SS America and the SS United States designer the great, but
sadly the late Mr. William Francis Gibbs, responded to the New York Times editorial board,
affirming the following;

“New York should welcome the S.S. United States, the country’s fabled
flagship and sole remaining ocean liner, back to the city it once called home.”

With the recent demise of a major development
planned for Piers 54/55 in Manhattan’s
Meatpacking District, the SS United States could provide a new, dynamic
centrepiece to attract visitors and revenue to the Hudson RiverPark.
Berthed in New York,
the SS United States could celebrate the city’s storied maritime history
and its fabled “Luxury Liner Row” as well as represent a
centrepiece of environmental innovation. While the Conservancy is exploring
several future ports-of-call, the prospect of the SS United States’ grand
return to her original home port
of New
York is
particularly exciting to many.

Susan Gibbs letter can be seen below:

“To the Editor:

Since the media mogul Barry Diller and the
fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg’s “floating island” at
Piers 54 and 55 appears to have deflated (front page, Sept.
14; editorial, Sept. 16), New York City
has another chance to achieve the project’s goals. Pier 54 is one of
three piers designated for historic vessels by the Hudson River Park Trust. New York should welcome the S.S. United States, the country’s fabled
flagship and sole remaining ocean liner, back to the city it once called home.

The ship offers 500,000 square feet for a
range of uses, including performance venues, event space, restaurants and
retail, offices, a museum and much more (including plenty of jobs and tax
revenues).

The ship’s revitalization could also
showcase energy-efficient, climate-resilient design. In 1952, the country
pulled together in support of its record-breaking flagship. It symbolized
American post-war strength, innovation and pride. Today, the iconic
ship’s rebirth could serve a similar unifying purpose, something its
namesake country needs now more than ever. Susan Gibbs, Washington.”

False Hope of reviving the
United States as a Cruise Ship:

We will all remember that in February 2016,
the Genting HKG owned Crystal Cruises threw the S.S. United States a glimmer of
hope; when they announced that they had signed a purchase option for the
ship. Crystal
was going to cover all docking costs in Philadelphia
for nine months whilst they would conduct a feasibility study on returning the
great ship to service as a fully operating cruise ship based in New York. However,
sadly the plan was officially dropped on August 5, 2016, due to there being far
too many technical and commercial challenges. Crystal
had discovered that the United States
could never again meet the latest SOLAS safety requirements, even though most of
the asbestos aboard had been removed many years ago whilst she was towed to and
from Turkey!

An
illustration of what the rebuilt SS United States
would have looked like

if
the Crystal
plan had gone ahead

Image
provided by Crystal Cruises/Genting HKG

However, now with the Port
of Philadelphia
having announced plans for a major upgrade so the berth the United States
is located at, as it is required for much needed cargo operations. Of course,
it will also please people living in the port area, as I have been told that
frankly the vast majority are simply said to be “fed up with this
decaying monster on our doorstep.”

Although, all sorts of plans have been
announced for her to become a museum and a tourist attraction it now seems that
there are no interested parties left who have any desire to spend a fortune to
turn her into a tourist attraction. The truth is that she looks more like a
giant empty damp rust bucket, and it hurts me to say that, but sadly the
photographs tend to indicate her poor state at this time, thus let’s hope
for the best.

MV
Doulos – Dragged up on Land

2017: As all “Save the Classic Liners” supporters will know
well, that I am somewhat disillusioned to see this amazing ship, that has had
such a long and fascinating history end up being dragged up on land on the
Indonesian Island of Bintan. Considering I worked so hard to rescue the Doulos
in order to keep this great centenarian afloat, yet her new owner, decided
otherwise. Instead of using her as intended and also as promised, as a floating
hotel and maritime museum, he ended up in deciding to turn her into a land
based hotel and Water Park on a mostly Indonesian tourist Island, which is
similar to Bali, complete with all its evils.

Here
we see the once beautiful Doulos looking terrible, as she is been made ready to
be dragged up onto BintanIsland

This historic ex missionary ship MV Doulos,
luxury cruise ship MS Franca C, passenger liner SS Franca C, migrant ship SS
Roma, built as a humble American freighter in 1914 the SS Medina, a ship that
served in two World wars, and is now a good 104 years of age, and I worked
against all odds, evenat one point at
saving her from going to an Alang breakers yard, and see her refitted as a fine
boutique hotel, maritime museum, and an education centre, but her
“Christian” owner, has turned his back on his promise to me, and
will use now her for sheer lucre!

As most of you will know, I have a very long
association with the ship, which goes back to the early days of the MV Franca
C. My first encounter with her was when she was the luxurious MS Franca C
cruising the Mediterranean in 1971, then the next time I spent time onboard was
when she was the MV Doulos in 1985, then spent time aboard again in 1999, and I
again spent time aboard as well sailing on her again in 2008, being sadly for
the very last time. Thus, what has occurred to this superb historic classic
ship hurts me far more than for most people, for, I have been the ships
official historian for well over 45 years, and having sailed on her and spent a
great deal of time on her both whilst she was the Franca C and the Doulos.

In addition, I directly assisted Singaporean
Mr. Eric Saw to obtain the Doulos, for previously he was rejected by her German
owners Operation Mobilisation, as in due course they had decided to sell her to
Alang breakers for a better price. However, due my extensive worldwide campaign
against this, they changed their mind and decided once again to sell her to
another buyer for further use. I advised Mr. Saw to place a new bid and assured
him that he would get the ship and he did! Had I known what her end would have
been, I would have made sure that the South African Mission would have obtained
her instead, for they would have retained her afloat, after upgrading her!
However, now sadly she is sitting up high and dry on land,
and the once great classic ship MV Doulos, ex MS Franca C, SS Roma & SS
Medina built in 1914 is a tragic land based building, far from her origins.

This
tragic looking historic ship has become a Hotel & Resort, but to ship
lovers, she will

always be the “MV Doulos”
and not this hideous landlocked rendition of what she used to be!

The QE2 Story

In July 2007 the QE2 was sold to Istithmar being the investment arm of “Dubai World”
a wholly owned company of the Government of Dubai. However she would be taken
over by Nakheel, also a “Dubai World”
company would redevelop her and construct the new islands being built known as
the “Palm Jumeirah” where she was going to be berthed to become a
major luxury hotel. Istithmar paid and estimate £65
million (British Pounds) for the QE2.

Having completed her final official cruise,
the QE2 departed Southampton for the very last time on November 11, 2008, and
she began her farewell voyage to Dubai.
She arrived on the evening of 26 November 26, 2008 in a flotilla of around 120
vessels that were there to greet her including the MV Dubai, being the personal
yacht of Sheikh Mohammed the ruler of Dubai.
QE2 was greeted with a fly-past from an Emirates A380 jet as well as a huge
fireworks display, while thousands of people gathered at the Mina Rashid,
waving of British and United Arab Emirates
flags.

It was a fitting welcome and her future seemed
assured, however things was not as it seemed for the financial crisis of 2008
caused Dubai to have a financial freefall and the wealthiest of its citizens
escaped the country, even leaving their Mercedes and BMW’s and super
luxury cars at the airport as they escaped the financiers who were about to
pounce on them, for most emptied their accounts and run. This disaster also
left the QE2 high and dry and although she was reregistered cheaply in Vanuatu
in Port Vila in 2008, she had been well maintained by around 100 workers until
recently, but most have now gone, with just a very small number remaining to
keep her reasonably tidy. However reports state that she is suffering,
especially in areas that are from view and behind the scenes.

Interesting background on the QE2:

QE2 sailed an amazing 5.6 million nautical
miles that is more than any other ship ever I know about, in other words that
is like travelling to the moon and back 13 times. She has accommodated
approximately 2.5 million guests and completed 802 Atlantic crossings and 24
full world cruises, thus some 1,438 voyages. That is an excellent record
indeed!

The Timeline of the SS/MV
Queen Elizabeth 2:

1964
- Cunard signs a contract to build the ship with John Brown Shipyard Clydebank,
Scotland.

1967 - September 20 the ship was launched by
HRH Queen Elizabeth II.

1968 – QE2 undertakes her deep sea
trails; the first was on November 26 to 29, and the second, December 17 to 19.

1968 - QE2 departs on her maiden voyage, being
a cruise from Greenock to the Canary Islands
with the author on board. Sadly the ship developed turbine troubles and she had
to return to her builders.

1969 - After renewed trails on April 1 to 8,
Cunard takes delivery of the QE2 on April 18 for the second time.

1969 - On May 2 the QE2 commences her maiden
voyage from Southampton to New York City,
officially taking four days, 16 hours and 35 minutes.

1970 - She crosses the Atlantic Westbound in
record time of just three days, 20 hours and 42 minutes.

1972 - QE2 undergoes a refit and rebuilding as
penthouses added to the top of the ship, altering her external appearance.
Accommodating 604 First, 1,223 Tourist, and 1,740 one
class when cruising.

1975 - QE2 departs from Southampton
on her first World voyage, the first of many world cruises.

1982 - The QE2 was requisitioned by the
British government as troopship to operate in Falklands Islands Campaign. She
carried 3,000 troops and a 650 volunteer crew to the South Atlantic.
However, she was kept well out of the way for no harm was to become her, for
the ship did carry the name of Her Majesty the Queen, the Sovereign of Britain,
thus she was kept far out of harm at all times, unlike the SS Canberra!

1987 – In October the SS Queen Elizabeth
2 made her final Trans Atlantic crossing from New York
under steam as she was about to head to Germany
where her new diesel engines were to be installed and an extensive refit and
remodelling at a cost of US$162 million.

1988 –A new look MV Queen Elizabeth 2
complete with a new and far superior funnel and far more economic and faster
that before, she returned to service and gained even more popularity on the
Atlantic service.

1990 - Queen Elizabeth becomes the first
Monarch to sail on the commercial liner with other passengers on board.

1995 - QE2 leaves New York
for Southampton
on her 1,000th voyage.

1996 - During her twentieth around the world
cruise the QE2 passed her four millionth mile mark, and amazing feat, but there
was more to come!

1998 - South African President Nelson Mandela
sails on the QE2 from Durban
to Cape Town.
A year later the QE2 was treated to a multi-million dollar refurbishment which
included all her public rooms as well as her cabins that needed updating.

2002 - QE2 passes five million miles - a world
first.

2004 - The QE2 was considered as being one of
the last of the great Trans Atlantic liners, for there has not been any true
liners since. Although, they pretend that the Queen Mary 2 is a liner, but she
certainly is not and neither was the QE 2 in her latter years, for both were
then cruise ships. Although QE2 was built as a liner that would also operate
cruises, but her main function was to be a liner; that means line voyages from
the UK
to the USA
and back. Today all ships operate short and longer cruises and they may undertake
the occasional cruise from the USA
to and from the UK,
but that does not qualify them as being a “liner”, for the
encyclopaedia clearly states that a liner must be a ship that is on a regular
(constant) liner service – “line voyage”!

2008 – November 11 Queen Elizabeth 2
departed Southampton
in the evening for Dubai UAE and she was officially retired from active Cunard
service.

2009 – September 21. The author saw and
photographed the QE2 today whilst on a around the world cruise on Dawn Princess
and noted that she was registered in Port Vila Vanuatu.

2010 – January 29. QE2 broke loose from
her moorings during a storm and was only just saved from destruction by two
brilliant pilots.

2012 – July, 03. Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem announced that a decision has been made to retain
the ship’s exterior in her “classic and traditional shape, and
install 300 rooms and use her as a hotel at the new Port Rashid International
Cruise Terminal within several years! Sultan Sulayem
said: “So we have decided to leave her basic design as it is. We will
preserve her tradition. What we are doing today is what we should have done
when we first bought her.” And I agree with him, they should have and she
would have been operational by now!

2013 – July, after an Asian possibility,
there are great doubts for the ship as she has no power and she will be
deteriorating whilst at lay-up in Dubai!

2015 - It is sad, but she is still laid-up in
a dead ship state and deteriorating day by day! Although there seems to be
interest by Scotland who is now taking a second look at bringing the QE2 back
to the Clyde as a Hotel and a Tourist attraction. But has she gone downhill too
far gone to be saved?

2017 - News of her being internally refitted
as a hotel at Port Rashid. Asbestos was removed from the ship with new cladding
applied to fit in to look like the original timbers, etc.

2018 - March 18, she was taken to Dubai’s
Dry Dock Nº 3 to be repainted and have all underwater openings closed and her
propellers removed, names changed into Arabic & English, as well as many
other changes.

Photo
taken of the QE2 in Dubai
on September 21, 2009 – Note that she is registered in “Port Vila

”

Southampton
can still be seen beneath the over painting, however now in March 2018 it has
“Port Rashid”

TS
Queen Mary

FOTSQM
Stands for: “Friends Of TS Queen Mary”

Click the
Photograph above to enter their website and help to save this fine ship!

The
delightful 871 GRT (Gross Registered Ton) Triple Screw - TS Queen Mary was
built by the famed Clyde
shipbuilders William Denny & Bros Ltd of Dumbarton on behalf of
Williamson Buchanan Steamers Ltd. She was launched by Lady Colquhoun on March
30, 1933 and this fine two-funnelled ship epitomises the legendary Clyde
ship building tradition and pedigree!

But the company was contacted by 1935 in
regard the great new liner the RMS Queen Mary that would be launched by Her
Majesty Queen Mary, thus there was a slight name change made and she became the
TS Queen Mary II, but continued her regular Clyde
services.

Queen Mary II was a spacious and certainly a
comfortable ship and thus well suited to the large numbers of passengers on the
service. Her passenger capacity made up for a good speed of 21 knots on her
trials. Being a two class ship, having Cabin Class passengers located forward
as well as the top deck extending aft giving the Steerage Class passengers a
share of it, and also the sheltered space below it.

TS
Queen Mary Specifications:

Builder:William
Denny & Bros Ltd., Dumbarton.

Yard:1262.

Built for:Williamson
Buchanan Steamers Ltd.

Engines:Triple Denny & Bros
Steam Turbines.

Screws:Triple,
direct drive.

Tonnage:1933-1950
- 871 Gross Registered Tons.

.1950-1957 - 917
GRT.

.1957-onwards -
1,014 GRT.

Length:252.5ft
- 77m.

Beam:35.1ft
- 10.7m.

Draught:10.1ft
- 3.1m.

Speed:19.5
knots max 21 knots.

Passengers:2,086-day
passengers.

The delightful TS Queen Mary was finally retired
after an evening showboat cruise from Largs to Rothesay on September 27, 1977 after which she was laid up
in the “EastIndiaHarbour”
at Greenock.

I will not go into her story in relation to
her being saved and restoration etc, for I will let the wonderful folk over in
the UK, and a dear supporter of this Campaign who is fully involved, in fact he
was influenced by “Save The Classic Liner Campaign” to do
something, which is just great!

I am very proud
to present a very special Australian ship for preservation

MV CapeDon

Like
the famed historic Sydney Harbour ferry the MS Baragoola, which I strongly
support in saving and preserving, and I am also adding the delightful 1963
built MV Cape Don, which is a unique all Australian vessel that should and must
be retained at all costs!

The MV Cape Don was a unique purpose-built
ship to service navigational aids (including manned lighthouses) all around Australia,
thus being part of
the “Commonwealth Lighthouse Service.”

Since retirement this excellent ship, the
“MV Cape Don Society” is now responsible for restoring this
delightful vessel and they will be setting up a museum on board to tell the
story of her many years of dedicated service. I suggest that you visit my
webpage on her, that has many interesting photographs of her and you will
discover all her details as well as further links!

Where
the ships of the past make history&the 1914 built
MV Doulos Story

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does not seek funding or favours and never have and never will.

Photographs
on ssmaritime and associate pages are either by the
author or from the author’s private collection. In addition there are
some images and photographs that have been provided by Shipping

Companies or private photographers or
collectors. Credit is given to all contributors, however, there are some
photographs provided to me without details regarding the photographer or owner
concerned. Therefore, I hereby invite if owners of these images would be so
kind to make them-selves known to me (my email address can be found at the
bottom of the page on www.ssmaritime.com), in order that due credit may be given.